Crossing Lines: A Second Season or Cancelled on NBC?

Last night, NBC aired the finale of Crossing Lines. The season ended on a cliffhanger that has viewers itching for season two. Will the show be renewed, or will it be cancelled instead?

Crossing Lines follows a former NYPD officer who’s become addicted to morphine and ends up working as a trash collector for a carnival in the Netherlands. The International Criminal Court recognizes his worth and recruits him to help investigate crimes that cross international borders.

The police procedural series debuted June 23rd to a disappointing 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.38 million viewers. The first hour ranked a distant third in its timeslot, easily beaten by a rerun of FOX’sFamily Guy and the debut of Whodunnit? on ABC.

Though viewership is lower in the summer months, the peaock network could not be happy with these numbers. The later weeks saw them get even worse. Over the course of the season, Crossing Lines has fallen as low as a 0.5 demo rating and 2.51 million viewers.

If NBC were producing the Crossing Lines, there’d be no way that they would make a second season. There’s just not enough ad money to pay for the production.

Thankfully for fans, NBC doesn’t produce the show. Crossing Lines was jointly commissioned by TF1 in France and by Sony for their AXN channels.

NBC merely licenses the series so it costs them much less. Based on the ratings, it’s still extremely unlikely that the peacock network will air a second season.

However, there’s hope that another season will be produced by Sony and TF1. If that happens, another US channel could pick it up or, at the very least, episodes could be released on DVD. We’ll post any updates as they become available.

But, what do you think? Would you like to see a second season of Crossing Lines or should it be cancelled instead? Why didn’t more people watch? If NBC doesn’t want season two, which channel would be a better fit?

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I definitely believe there should be another season there aew to many reality shows or stupid take off shows or spoofs. This is a great show that travels the world dealing with crines in different countries. That most would not even begin to join together as one as well as people from all different agencies working together ti make a difference. My family loves this show and will watch as long as it plays

I would like to see a second season of Crossing Lines. It is a really good show and one of the few non-reality shows available during the summer. It seems like a good fit for TNT or AMC, should NBC not pick it up.

This is a tidy show but does not exactly fit US demands for a police procedural. The characters are not “attractive” and there is an overtone of darkness which reduces the appeal to an American audience. A better fit might be on one of the cable channels like USA in a later time slot.